West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-23

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mands the subordination of the in
dividual will to the community"
Janet says: 4We call Socialism
every doctrine which teaches that
the State has o right to correct the
inquality of wealth which exists
among men, and to legally establish
.he balance by taking from those
who have too much in order to give
to those who have not enough, and
that in permanent manner, and not
IN such and such particular case
"a famine, for instance. - Laveleye
saws: SIN the first place, every so
cialistic doctrine aims at introduc-
ing greater equality in social condi-
tions, and in the second place, at re-
eallzing those reforms by the law Or
the State" Won Scheel defines So
cialism as the economic philosophy
of the suffering classes" 2 The
aim of the knights of Labor is, no
doubt, to improve in every way the
condition of the classes for whose
benefit the organization exists.
Why is barber's sign striped and
generally red !?
Ansver-Anciendy BARRIERS per-
formed minor operations in surgery,
particularly when bleeding was per-
formed. To assist this operation
the patient used to grasp a staff or
pole which was always kept by the
barber-surgeon. To this staff was
tied tape which was used in ban
daging the patients arm. When
not in use the pole was hung out
side. Later the identical staff or
pole was not so used, but, instead,
stick painted to represent the pole
was left in the doorway. At first
surgeons poles were painted red and
white striped, with brass knob or
basin at the end, while mere BARRIERS
were required to have theirs white
and blue. This statute was still in
force in England in 1897. The last
barber-surgeon died in London in
1921.
HAwEsvILLE, KY.-Please give the
geographical situation and some account
of the Duluth made famous by Proctor
Knott. ID. A. q.
Ansper-Duluth is city and
port of entry of Minnesota, and the
capital of st. Louis county. 1t is
finely situated at the west end of
Lake Superior, and is the eastern
terminus of the Northern Pacific
railroad. 1t is 156 miles northeast
of st. Paul, and 253 miles east of
Moorhead, which is on the Red riv-
er Of the north. 1t is also connect
ed with St. Paul by Lake Superior
and the Mississippi railroad. The
site is the side of q hill which rises
gradually from the shore to a height
of about 600 feet above the lake.
The harbor called Duluth Bay is
protected by narrow piece of land
called Minnesota Point, which is
seven miles long and forms a natu-
raj breakwater. The Government
of the United States has spent large
sums of money in the improvement
of the harbor by dredging and the
construction of breakwater and
piers. Population in 1880. 3,4S3.
What was the value of w. II. Wander
bilt's estate at his death ?
AnSWer-It was reputed to be
worth $200,000,000 He left wild
ow and eight children. BY his will
six of these children received $l1,-
100000 each. Cornelius received
$5S, 800. 900, and William X. $780,
100000.
How near to the North Pole did
the nearest exploring party ever get?
Two hundred and sixty miles
from it. Beyond this are ice gorges
insurmountable, and frost so severe
that no human ingenuity has yet
constructed any appliances to with
stand its cold. 1t blisters the skin
like extreme heat. The greatest
progress ever made across this des-
olate wilderness was at the rate of
six miles a day, the explorers often
resting as many days as they had
iourneyed miles in a single day.